New non-profit helps pave the way for bathhouses in New York

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n 1998, Bette Midler discussed her album "Bathhouse Betty," how her career began singing to towel-clad audiences at a New York bathhouse, and why performing has always been her real social outlet.

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Video: Bette Midler – Rare Australian Interview (1998) | Bathhouse Betty

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What you call her—The Divine Miss M, The Rose, Bathhouse Betty—or how you think of her—singer, entertainer, actress, activist—might just depend on when you first discovered her.

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Bette Midler had already graced the Broadway stage before she started performing for gay men at New York’s Continental Baths

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The Oscar-nominated star launched her career performing at the Continental Baths, a gay cruising spot on New York City's Upper West Side, in the '70s

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As many of you will know, the divine Bette Midler began to build a following for herself when she performed regularly at the famous Continental Baths in New York City in the early 1970s.

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Mister D: I’m testing out a gallery which I will be using that I’ll be using in some posts and then Pages which will be mostly in historical order in…

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The Bowery BoysThe Dark, Glamorous, Sexy and Joyously Musical History of the AnsoniaBy Greg YoungDecember 31, 2021 Podcast: The Ansonia Hotel – The Bowery Boys The strange, scandalous and sex-filled…

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New York Post Bette Midler and Nona Hendryx first met in a gay bathhouse By Hardeep Phull September 18, 2017 Most music fans know Nona Hendryx as a member of…

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